2025

Bryan Aungst is Head of Marketing at Qwoted, where he leads strategy to connect journalists and experts through impactful campaigns. He specializes in digital strategy and brand growth, with a passion for strengthening media connections.

Nathan Pund is the Global Head of the Outdoor and Active Lifestyle banking team at Houlihan Lokey. Mr Pund has provided M&A and capital raising advice to this sector for more than 20 years, having advised on more than 200 […]

Jeff Wagner is the current head of Mayfly Outdoors. Mayfly Outdoors is currently made up of some of the most iconic brands in the fly fishing industry, including Ross and Abel Reels, Renzetti and Dyna-King vises, Airflo Fly lines, and […]

Founded in 2009, onX develops software that helps inform, inspire, and empower outdoor enthusiasts. What was once a one-person start-up is now an industry-leading brand with 450 employees. Today, millions of customers rely on onX’s suite of navigation apps which […]

Steve Westover is the Managing Partner of Digsbury Ventures, a Seattle-based venture capital firm investing in founder-led companies in the outdoor industry. With over two decades of leadership experience across startups, growth-stage businesses, and nonprofits, Steve brings a perspective rooted […]

Pro athlete or get a real job. How about both. Yuri Hauswald has kept one foot in both worlds for the better part of two decades: working professional and professional athlete. As the Elite Athlete and Community Manager for GU […]

Thor Tingey is the Co-Founder and CEO of Alpacka Raft. In 2000, after completing a 600-mile packrafting traverse of Alaska’s Brooks Range with wholly inadequate boats, Thor asked his mother, Sheri Tingey, to design a better-performing packraft. That request not […]

Bryan Papé founded MiiR in 2010 with a dream to create more beauty and generosity in the world. Having inherited his grandfather’s entrepreneurial spirit, it wasn’t until a life-or-death ski accident that Bryan fully realized his vision to build a […]

Thru-hiking inspired Naomi to leave her actuarial career to pursue her passion for the outdoors. She’s a co-founder of Treeline Review, a website dedicated to making the outdoors accessible to everyone while also reducing consumption. From her actuarial career, she […]

Jamie Aranoff is an award-winning journalist with a deep passion for storytelling, particularly in and around the world of skiing. She currently serves as an editor at SKI Magazine, covering the ever-evolving landscape of the ski industry. Before joining SKI, […]